8902-16 Submit FY 2017 One-Year Action Plan

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RESOLUTION NO. 8902 -16 First Reading & Referred to the Finance Committee 11/21/16. Second Reading 12/5/16. BY: Anderson, Buillock, Litten, Marx, Nowlin, O'Leary, O'Malley. A RESOLUTION to take effect immediately provided it receives the affirmative vote of at least five members of Council, or otherwise to take effect and be in force after the earliest period allowed by law, authorizing and directing the Mayor to Isubmit the Fiscal Year (FY) 2017 One -Year Action Plan of the FY 2015 — 2019 Five Year Consolidated Plan which includes dollar allocations and activities to be funded with federal Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG), and HOME Investment Partnership Program (HOME) resources and incorporates the City's application to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for FY 2017 CDBG, ESG, and HOME funds and all amendments thereto and all understandings and assurances contained therein, WHEREAS, the Secretary of HUD is authorized by various federal acts to make grants to units of general local government to finance community development programs; and WHEREAS, HUD requires units of general local government to incorporate the Comprehensive Housing Affordability Strategy into a Consolidated Plan; and WHEREAS, the City is annually required, with the participation and approval of its Citizens Advisory Committee (CAC), to submit a One -Year Action Plan associated with its current FY 2015 -FY 2019 Consolidated Plan which serves as both a planning document and the city's formal application for FY 2017 CDBG, ESG, and HOME funding from HUD and includes Lakewood's community development objectives, a description of activities to be undertaken, a budget, and certifications in the form of assurances; and WHEREAS, this Council by a vote of at least five of its members determines that this resolution is an emergency measure, and that this resolution shall take effect at the earliest date possible as set forth in Article III, Sections 10 and 13 of the Second Amended Charter of the City of Lakewood, and that it is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public property, health and safety, and to provide for the usual daily operation of municipal departments it is necessary in order to meet the annual HUD application deadline for federal Rinds; now, therefore, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY OF LAKEWOOD, OHIO: Section 1. The Mayor is hereby authorized and directed to submit to HUD Lakewood's FY 2017 One -Year Action Plan of the FY 2015 -FY 2019 Consolidated Plan, as reviewed and approved by the CAC, which serves as the City's FY 2017 application for federal CDBG, ESG, and HOME funds as indicated in Exhibit A, and all amendments thereto and all understandings and assurances contained therein. Section 2. The FY 2017 One -Year Action Plan of the Consolidated Plan, as reviewed and approved by the CAC, will reflect a multi -year certification for the expenditure of CDBG Rinds for FY 2016, FY 2017 and FY 2018.